Activity name: The Gibbon Experience
Location: Bokeo Nature Reserve
Tip: This is a deep forest experience, not to be taken lightly
Sleep in canopy tree houses alongside black gibbons.
A Lar gibbon at home
The experience: The local guides from the Gibbon Experience will take you where no one else can — into the secretive world of the endangered black gibbon. For two days you can live in the tree tops of the Bokeo Nature Reserve and fly through the canopy on a network of ‘zip’ lines, an
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Activity: Kingfisher Lodge & Kiatngong Elephant Village
Location: 60 kms south of Pakse in Champasak province
Tip: Book a room in the lodge before going there
A family run operator offers mountain biking, bird watching boat trips, organically grown food, elephant riding lessons — and no television.
Riding up Phou Asa
The experience: Kingfisher Lodge, a family-run eco-friendly business, can be found nestled between the rice fields of Kiatngong village and the wetlands and forests of the Xe Pian National Protected Area. The traditionally designed bamboo-wooden bungalows provide
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Activity name: Kamu Lodge
Location: On the Mekong river, three hours boat ride north of Luang Prabang town
Tip: Visit any time but October to February is best (when you’ll need a warm jacket)
Find seclusion and the chance to experience the tranquillity of Laotian rural life while staying in the comfort of a top-end lodge.
Comfort by the river
The experience: Accessible only by boat, Kamu Lodge is found on the banks of the Mekong river in a remote valley of rice fields, small villages and
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Activity name: Don Daeng island
Location: Champasak province
Tip: Advance booking for the community lodge is recommended.
On the Mekong river, explore Don Daeng island, an outpost of shrines, beaches and weaving on the doorstep of Vat Phou World Heritage site.
Don Daeng island beach
The experience: Don Daeng is a small, idyllic island on the Mekong River not far from historic Champasak town, gateway to the Vat Phou World Heritage Site. Travellers can stop off on the island to relax and enjoy Lao rural life before or after
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Activity name: Ban Pako Eco Lodge
Location: One hour south of Vientiane city
Tip: Bring sturdy walking shoes and a bathing costume – or just a good book
Relax by the river, or stir yourself to trek, bird watch or explore an archaeologically rich corner of Laos.
Bungalow interior
The experience: Within an hour’s travel of Vientiane city, Ban Pako Ecolodge is the ideal retreat for those seeking a few days peace and quiet in the countryside. The solar powered and traditionally designed lodge sits on a
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Activity name: Ban Mai Village homestay, boating & trekking tours
Location: Ban Mai village, Attapeu province
Tip: Take binoculars to observe birdlife. For village bathing, men bring shorts, women a sarong.
This deep south province is acclaimed for its variety of indigenous forest and birdlife.
Up the Xe Pian river
The experience: Renowned for its little known hilltribes, unexplored forests, lakes, waterfalls and the war torn Ho Chi Minh Trail, Attapeu is one of the least visited and yet most fascinating provinces in Laos. The two-day, overnight trip
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